Ironing-machine.



' G. H. WADE.

IRON ING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 11011.18. 19011 950,971, Patencea'mar. 1,1910.

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g GEORGE H. WADE, OF TLANTA, G-EORGA.

IMNING-MACHI'NE Specification of Letters lPatent.

Application filed November 18, 190,8.

Patented Mar. 1, 19M).

serial No. eeaasej l To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. ltVAnE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and Sta-te of Georgia, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines; and I do hereby declare -t-he following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. l L' rl`his,invention relates to an ironing machine, and while designed for use as an electrically heated device, such as shown in copcnding application Serial Number-151,312@ is notlimited to such electrically heated apparatus.

The object of the present invention is to provide in a collar edge turner a circular former with an ironing device associated and cooperative therewith having a groove corresponding in curvature to andv adapted fpr association with the upper edge of the clrcular former and With one of the ribs` forming the side of such groove adjustable to vary the width of the groove.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device operative in association with the upper edge of the former and rotatable thereabout and with means for varying the radial position ot the ironing member relative to its center.

With these and other objects in view, the invent-ion comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the drawingsz-Figurc 1 is a view in vertical, diametrical section of the improved device` some parts being lshown in elevation. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan, view of tht` ironing member as seen on arrow 2 of I"`ig. l.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The present invention, plication No. 451,3191, comprises a circular former 1() supported upon any approved t'orm of base 11 and having -a member 12 upstanding centrally of such tormeraud p 'iv- 'oted therein upon a stud as 123.

At its upper end the upright member 12 is provided with a pivot' pin l-t journaled in the said member 12, and surrounding the said pin 14 is an eccentric sleeve 15 rotatable upon such pin 14 and also rotatable within like cti-pending apan arm 16. The eccentric 15 is held in rigid association with the arm 16 in any approved manner as by the set screw 1T so that the arm and the eccentric` both move together upon the pivot pin 141 or togetherwith such pin 14 in the bearings or' the upright 12.

The arm 16 carries ti heating member 18 heated in any approved: manner. preferably, though not necessarilyiby means ot' an elenctrical heating unit. Upon the .under side of the heater 18 a rib 19 formed integral or rigid therewith, and a second rib 20 is also mounted upon the undeil side of such heater 18 but movable relative thereto by means of slots 21 engaged by screws or other fastening members 22, so that such rib 20 is movable toward and away it'rom the rib 19. Between the ribs 19 and 20 a groove 23 is formed, adapted to operate in conjunction with the upper 'edge of the former 10 to iron the fold or edge o'fia collar resting upon said former 10. Extending from the heater 18 is an arm 24 carrying a handle 25 by means of which the ironing niember'is operated about its pivot- 13` The upstanding member 12 carries an oit'- set arm 26 integral or rigid therewith and an arm 27 is formed as an extension of the arm 16 and adapted to bear in normal position upon the arm 26. A spring 28 is providedto bear upon t-he arm 27 in any approved manner, here shown as embracin7 a bolt 29, and bearing at its upper enf against a collar or Washer 30, and at its lower end against the arm 27. It will be noted that the tendency of the spring 28 is to depress the arm 27 and consequently to raise the arm 16 and thel heating member 1H out of engagement with the former 10.

in operation-'a collar will be placed upon the upper edgtv ot' the former 10 and the heating' element depressed by manipulating lthe handle 25 whereby the groove 23 is brought down to embrace the upper edge of such former. Under certain conditions the width of the. groove 23 should be varied and for such purpose the rib 20 is made movable so that'it. can be moved away from or towardthe rib 19. The movement of the rib 20 would move such rib toward and away from only the inner side of the former 10 and would not change the relation of the rib 19 to such former. To provide for the changeof position of therib 19 to the former the eccentric 15 employed which may be rotated asound necessary to move the rib19 towardor away from the former i curved rib spaced from the curved rib of the heating .member to produce a curved groove, the adjustment being such as to yary the width of the groove and means to rigidly secure `the adjustable rib member at a predetermined adjustment.

duced upon the arc ofa circle, a lever journ aledvv concentrically with .the former, a

an ironing machine, a former pro-'` 'heating' ,elementcarried byv thelever, a l

curved rib formed upon the vunder side of the heater and adapted to be positionedto correspond approximately With Athe outeredge of the former, a member secured t0 the heater and provided'avitha rib spaced from the rib of the heater and pos'itlonedto operate at the inner side of thev former,

slots formed in theJ last-mentioned memberv 'disposed parallel with the lever and per mitting the adjustmentV of said member tov vary the interval between the ribs, and means to maintain said memberrigidly in a secured adjustment. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE IH.VVADI*}. Witnesses: f

J. T. HELLEMAN, e

G. lV. WHALEY. 

